[antiwar-van] Tomorrow: TFW? WTF! A Roundtable Discussion

[Harsha W.]

TFW? WTF!

A Roundtable Discussion

Tuesday June 17th at 6:30 pm
YWCA Hotel (733 Beatty Street, near Stadium Skytrain)
Unceded Coast Salish Territories (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, xʷməθkwəy̓əm and
Selilwitulh nations)
(accessibility info below)

Daniel Tseghay of NOII and Mainlander will host a roundtable with:

* Adriana Paz Ramirez: Justice for Migrant Workers
* David Fairey: former Director of the Trade Union Research Bureau * Paul
Finch: Treasurer, BC Government and Service Employees' Union * Philippine
Women Centre of BC
* Tracey Mann: No One Is Illegal-Vancouver Coast Salish Territories

and performance by Sol Diana!

Since 2003, the number of Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW's) in Canada has
more than tripled. The push for expansion of the TFW Program has largely
come from employers’ organizations and business lobbies. Meanwhile
permanent pathways to residency have been drastically impacted - from
exclusionary refugee laws to cuts to family sponsorships.

The more than 300,000 migrant workers in Canada are tied to their employer
and have limited rights. If they quit their jobs or are fired, they face
deportation. Stories of poor working conditions, unpaid wages and other
abuse are common and finally filling the media.

Now the same government that has vastly expanded the Temporary Foreign
Workers Program claim they will bring in stricter new rules to protect
Canadian jobs.

How should the progressive community in Canada respond? Join us for a
roundtable discussion with labour and migrant justice organizers.

To RSVP on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/652709784805601/

For more information contact No One Is Illegal-Vancouver Coast Salish
Territories: noii-van at resist.ca or 604-440-3137

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ACCESSIBILITY:
*** Free event.
*** Snacks and childcare on-site.
*** Please refrain from using scented products (perfume, cologne, etc.)
*** The YWCA Hotel is wheelchair accessible.
for a look at the room and what seating looks like visit
http://www.ywcahotel.com/content/MEETING_ROOMS/329
*** any questions around accessibility? contact payet.scudellari at gmail.com


-- 
Harsha Walia

Upcoming book "Undoing Border Imperialism":
http://www.akpress.org/undoing-border-imperialism.html
https://www.facebook.com/undoingborderimperialism


https://twitter.com/HarshaWalia
https://www.facebook.com/NoOneIsIllegalNetwork




-- 
Harsha Walia

Upcoming book "Undoing Border Imperialism":
http://www.akpress.org/undoing-border-imperialism.html
https://www.facebook.com/undoingborderimperialism


https://twitter.com/HarshaWalia
https://www.facebook.com/NoOneIsIllegalNetwork




-- 
Harsha Walia

Upcoming book "Undoing Border Imperialism":
http://www.akpress.org/undoing-border-imperialism.html
https://www.facebook.com/undoingborderimperialism


https://twitter.com/HarshaWalia
https://www.facebook.com/NoOneIsIllegalNetwork